Job agency owners remanded

Sarath Malalasekera

A human smuggling racket was bared by the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau (CFIB) led by its Director Superintendent of Police JAK Mark following the arrest of 119 persons who were planning to leave the country illegally and seven job agency owners.

On a special direction by SP Mark, a team of officers attached to the CFIB arrested 119 job seekers who were planning to leave the country on forged documents and seven job agency owners in Chilaw, Negombo and Uduppuli police areas.

The suspects were produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge Rushmi Singappuli.

The 119 job seekers were granted bail in a sum of Rs.200,000 each and directed to appear before Court on June 8.

On an application by CFIB officials, the judge remanded the job agency owners pending the completion of the ongoing investigations, till June 8, 2012.